tinker1bell
<font color=teal>I'll never grow old<br><font colo
- Joined
- Mar 19, 2005
Since we gathered to meet the vans at 8:30am, we arrived at the stop to take the cable car ride early and had a chance to walk around and take pictures. Of course, I could already see that Stephanie was looking a little stressed. Once the ticket window opened up, we paid and started up the ramp with everyone else just like cattle going to slaughter. 
As we watched folks getting onto each car, Stephanie was looking paler. Finally it was our turn and she was going kind of slow and I reminded her that others had to get in the car too. We all sat down and someone took our picture before the door closed. We sat with Warren and Abby (Steamboat Will) and Janice and her son Treavor (Youkongirl123). The whole way up, Stephanie took a video because she wanted her kids to know that she rode the whole thing!!! Warren and Abby were really enjoying the ride and were taking lots of pictures. Every once in a while he asked Stephanie if she wanted him to move so she could turn around and take pictures and with a scared look on her face, she politely turned him down. The view was just breathtaking. I took a couple of pictures but mostly just looked around in awe. Off in the distance, I could see a bridge and hoped we would not be driving over it.
At the end of the cable car ride, they offered pictures and of course Stephanie bought one to show her kids. I politely declined. We then walked to where we would ride the toboggans. This was the most fun of the whole shore excursion. The two gentlemen who pushed us down did a fantastic job providing us with just a little excitement of getting close to the wall. Coming down and watching the ocean view get more and grander was the most exciting experience I have ever had. I had to purchase the picture they took of us because it turned out really nice. We wondered how many pairs of shoes they go thru every week. I could even smell burning rubber at one point!!
Sorry I don't know how to link these. Just click on each picture for a short video of our ride down.
Then it was time to get back into the van. Stephanie and Kimmie had taken over the front seat and as we traveled up the mountain, I could see that Stephanie had a death grip on the strap. We even had to make a big u-turn at one point and I know she was closing her eyes at that point. We had stopped at a little fishing village and got out to walk around and noticed that all there was were bars and more bars with one church.
Back in the van, we placed our orders for lunch and headed off. At one point we could see the damage from the flooding. I have to admit they really did a great job of cleaning up and the traffic jam we encountered was just one like we would see at home. The landscape was ever changing and we saw windmills, flatlands, and even cows!!
more to come
As we watched folks getting onto each car, Stephanie was looking paler. Finally it was our turn and she was going kind of slow and I reminded her that others had to get in the car too. We all sat down and someone took our picture before the door closed. We sat with Warren and Abby (Steamboat Will) and Janice and her son Treavor (Youkongirl123). The whole way up, Stephanie took a video because she wanted her kids to know that she rode the whole thing!!! Warren and Abby were really enjoying the ride and were taking lots of pictures. Every once in a while he asked Stephanie if she wanted him to move so she could turn around and take pictures and with a scared look on her face, she politely turned him down. The view was just breathtaking. I took a couple of pictures but mostly just looked around in awe. Off in the distance, I could see a bridge and hoped we would not be driving over it. At the end of the cable car ride, they offered pictures and of course Stephanie bought one to show her kids. I politely declined. We then walked to where we would ride the toboggans. This was the most fun of the whole shore excursion. The two gentlemen who pushed us down did a fantastic job providing us with just a little excitement of getting close to the wall. Coming down and watching the ocean view get more and grander was the most exciting experience I have ever had. I had to purchase the picture they took of us because it turned out really nice. We wondered how many pairs of shoes they go thru every week. I could even smell burning rubber at one point!!
Sorry I don't know how to link these. Just click on each picture for a short video of our ride down.
Then it was time to get back into the van. Stephanie and Kimmie had taken over the front seat and as we traveled up the mountain, I could see that Stephanie had a death grip on the strap. We even had to make a big u-turn at one point and I know she was closing her eyes at that point. We had stopped at a little fishing village and got out to walk around and noticed that all there was were bars and more bars with one church.
Back in the van, we placed our orders for lunch and headed off. At one point we could see the damage from the flooding. I have to admit they really did a great job of cleaning up and the traffic jam we encountered was just one like we would see at home. The landscape was ever changing and we saw windmills, flatlands, and even cows!!
more to come
John hates them and heights however.
You left us in Maderia. 
You need to get us across the Atlantic and back to Florida!! 
